45 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestAn exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at legendary Japanese animator and director Hayao Miyazaki. For a decade, he allowed a single documentary filmmaker to shadow him. At age 72, he takes on a new challenge - one that would become the highly-acclaimed "The Wind Rises" (2013), Miyazaki's first film about a historical figure. Bringing the film from concept to reality turns out to be a long and difficult journey. In the process, Miyazaki grapples with tough questions about issues like aging, and the meaning of making animated films in a turbulent time.
A chronicle of the creative process of the legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a passionate artisan, a steadfast trailblazer, and a father butting heads with his son…
Direction
Kaku Arakawa's patient, invisible presence captures raw intimacy.
Practical Effects
Miyazaki's actual pencil lines, erasures, and tantrums — no romanticizing.
Editing
Four years compressed into quiet, devastating moments.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Miyazaki's 'retirement' press conference was filmed before he'd actually decided; Suzuki orchestrated the public pressure to force his hand.
The series captures the final days of hand-drawn feature animation as an industry standard — a medium witnessing its own obsolescence.
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